"mollify" meaning in English

See mollify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ Audio: en-us-mollify.ogg Forms: mollifies [present, singular, third-person], mollifying [participle, present], mollified [participle, past], mollified [past]
Etymology: From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*mel-}}, {{inh|en|enm|mollifien}} Middle English mollifien, {{der|en|LL.|mollificō}} Late Latin mollificō, {{der|en|la|mollis||soft}} Latin mollis (“soft”), {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} mollify (third-person singular simple present mollifies, present participle mollifying, simple past and past participle mollified)
  1. To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort. Synonyms (to ease a burden): assuage, calm, comfort, mitigate, soothe Translations (to ease a burden): смекчавам (smekčavam) (Bulgarian), успокоявам (uspokojavam) (Bulgarian), apaiser (French), calmer (French), mildern (German), μαλακώνω (malakóno) (Greek), καταπραΰνω (katapraÿ́no) (Greek), menghibur (Indonesian), menenangkan (Indonesian), meringankan (Indonesian), lēniō (Latin), mollifien (Middle English), melten (Middle English), смягча́ть (smjaxčátʹ) (Russian), aliviar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mollify-en-verb-n5cW4VmA Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of 'to ease a burden': 91 8 1 Disambiguation of 'to ease a burden': 91 8 1
  2. To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of. Synonyms (to appease): appease, conciliate, pacify, placate, propitiate, satisfy Translations (to appease): укротявам (ukrotjavam) (Bulgarian), 撫慰 (Chinese Mandarin), 抚慰 (fǔwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), mildigi (Esperanto), apaiser (French), beruhigen (German), μαλακώνω (malakóno) (Greek), κατευνάζω (katevnázo) (Greek), жұбандыру (jūbandyru) (Kazakh), lēniō (Latin), apaziguar (Portuguese), acalmar (Portuguese), успока́ивать (uspokáivatʹ) (Russian), calmar (Spanish), apaciguar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mollify-en-verb-HSh5JlR9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 48 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 41 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 9 42 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of 'to appease': 25 73 2 Disambiguation of 'to appease': 5 92 3
  3. To soften; to make tender Synonyms (to soften): soften, soften up, tenderize, temper, anneal, deharden, distemper
    Sense id: en-mollify-en-verb-lR87863W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 47 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 33 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 48 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 35 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 38 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 41 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 37 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 16 36 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 35 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 9 42 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 41 52 Disambiguation of 'to soften': 4 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mollifie Related terms: emollient, mollification

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2016 January 31, “Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?”, in Vanity Fair, retrieved 2016-01-21:",
          "text": "But these answers did not mollify Grassley. Specifically, he objected to Abedin’s becoming an S.G.E., because he believed she provided no irreplaceable expertise and therefore her designation as one had violated Congress’s intent when it created the program, in 1962.",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations"
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        "3": "mollifien"
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      "expansion": "Middle English mollifien",
      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "mollificō"
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      "form": "mollifies",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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      "form": "mollifying",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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      "form": "mollified",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      "form": "mollified",
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        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "emollient"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollification"
    }
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1893, Henry George, The Condition of Labor: An Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII,, page 104:",
          "text": "All that charity can do where injustice exists is here and there to somewhat mollify the effects of injustice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, A Government Reinvented: A Study of Alberta's Deficit Elimination Program,, page 408:",
          "text": "The draft Charter School Handbook issued in November 1994 sought to mollify concerns over teacher quality, if not ATA membership, by requiring teacher certification.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort."
      ],
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        [
          "ease",
          "ease"
        ],
        [
          "burden",
          "burden"
        ],
        [
          "painful",
          "painful"
        ],
        [
          "comfort",
          "comfort"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1867, Charles Dickens, chapter 2, in Oliver Twist:",
          "text": "Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church-warden, it by no means mollified the beadle.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1916, L. Frank Baum, chapter 5, in Rinkitink in Oz:",
          "text": "The angry goat was quite mollified by the respectful tone in which he was addressed.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1964 July, “News and Comment: Dr. B. beards Scots in their lair”, in Modern Railways, page 15:",
          "text": "There were no honeyed words from Dr. Beeching to mollify Scottish feeling on rail service closures during his one-day visit in May.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 January 31, “Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?”, in Vanity Fair, retrieved 2016-01-21:",
          "text": "But these answers did not mollify Grassley. Specifically, he objected to Abedin’s becoming an S.G.E., because he believed she provided no irreplaceable expertise and therefore her designation as one had violated Congress’s intent when it created the program, in 1962.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of."
      ],
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        [
          "appease",
          "appease"
        ],
        [
          "pacify",
          "pacify"
        ],
        [
          "good will",
          "good will"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 113",
          "text": "Nor is it any more difficulty for him to mollifie what is hard, then it is to harden what is so soft and fluid as the Aire."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1724, William Burkitt, Expository Notes, with Practical Observations on the New Testament,, page 102:",
          "text": "By thy kindness thou wilt melt and mollify his spirit towards thee, as hardest metals are melted by coals of fire …",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To soften; to make tender"
      ],
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        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "tender",
          "tender"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "assuage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "calm"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "comfort"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "mitigate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "soothe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "appease"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "conciliate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "pacify"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "placate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "propitiate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "satisfy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "soften"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "soften up"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "tenderize"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "temper"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "anneal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "deharden"
    },
    {
      "sense": "to soften",
      "word": "distemper"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollifie"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smekčavam",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "смекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uspokojavam",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "успокоявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "apaiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "calmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "mildern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "malakóno",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "μαλακώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katapraÿ́no",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "καταπραΰνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "menghibur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "menenangkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "meringankan"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "lēniō"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "mollifien"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "melten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smjaxčátʹ",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "смягча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to ease a burden",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ukrotjavam",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "укротявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "撫慰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fǔwèi",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "抚慰"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "mildigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "apaiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "beruhigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "malakóno",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "μαλακώνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katevnázo",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "κατευνάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jūbandyru",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "жұбандыру"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "lēniō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "apaziguar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "acalmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspokáivatʹ",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "успока́ивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "calmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to appease",
      "word": "apaciguar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mollify"
}

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